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Wireless LAN

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Note:
This article refers only to Unipi Edge units equipped with Wireless LAN.

The wireless connectivity is an optional feature of Unipi Edge series. It is useful when the device needs to be connected to network in places where it is difficult or not possible to have cabled connection. All units with wireless connectivity are equipped with RP-SMA connector for external antenna. It is possible to use integrated antenna, but due to unit's aluminium chassis this option is not recommended.

Technical parameters

Wi-Fi standard 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 with BLE
WLAN Diversity 1×1 SISO
Antenna connector 1x RP-SMA female

Changing WLAN settings

Enable/disable Wi-Fi:

  1. Connect to the device via SSH
  2. Go to /etc/bootcmd.d directory 
    cd /etc/bootcmd.d
    1. To enable the Wi-Fi: 
      sudo make enable-wifi
    2. To disable the Wi-Fi: 
      sudo make disable-wifi
  3. For changes to take effect reboot the device 
    sudo reboot

Use internal/external antenna:

  1. Connect to the device via SSH
  2. Go to /etc/bootcmd.d directory 
    cd /etc/bootcmd.d
    1. To use internal antenna: 
      sudo make use-internal-ant
    2. To use external antenna: 
      sudo make unuse-internal-ant
  3. For changes to take effect reboot the device 
    sudo reboot

Change the regulatory domain:

  1. Connect to the device via SSH
  2. Edit the wpa_supplicant configuration file e.g. with MidnightCommander
    sudo mc -e /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf
  3. Update or add the line country=xx by replacing xx with your country code according to ISO3166 alpha-2 codes.
  4. Save the file and exit (in MidnightCommander press F2 to save and F10 to exit)
  5. For changes to take effect reboot the device 
    sudo reboot